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Legislature Slows Down On Additional New Taxes in California
Credit: Steve Rhodes/ FlickrA week after the announcement of the first budget surplus in years, the Senate Appropriation Committee announced it will hold off on a number of tax initiatives ...
29 May, 2013
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CA Bill To Upgrade Secretary of State Website Passes Senate
Credit: Picsfive / Shutterstock.comAs seen previously on Money Talks, Senate Bill 361, would "require the Secretary of State’s website to provide easier online access to voter and election informatio ...
29 May, 2013
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Big Business Thinking Will Move Universities Forward, Study Says
Credit: Tom Story, ASUThinking like big businesses may be the key driving force in transforming the nation’s colleges and universities, according to researchers at the New America Foundation, a nonpa ...
28 May, 2013
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Texas Bill Offers Financial Protection from Health Insurance Companies
On May 25, House Bill 1869, a bill that would restrict the subrogation rights of insurance companies, was signed into law by Governor Rick Perry. A press release by the bill's author, Representative F ...
28 May, 2013
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Texas Senate Passes Drone Restriction Bill with Limited Restrictions
Credit: capitol.state.tx.usTexas is one of several states nationwide currently considering legislation that would either restrict or ban the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) -- more commonly kn ...
23 May, 2013
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Proposes Major Reductions in Corporate Tax Rates
Source: dailytech.comEarlier this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook made a speech to Congress on what he called a "dramatic simplification" of corporate tax laws.The main point of this proposal is that taxes ...
23 May, 2013
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Top 2 or Not Top 2?
Florida Independent Voting.Org’s (FIV) BLOG on Florida legislation benefited greatly from the civil, thoughtful and well-reasoned comments and responses to each other. It’s a joy to read comment ...
22 May, 2013
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News Du Jour
I was ready to ask what became of Kim Jong Il and the North Korean threat when he made the news for one day by firing off a couple of missiles. I thought his nuclear threat was a serious, immine ...
22 May, 2013
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White House Announces 'nonpartisan' Elections Commission
Late Tuesday, president Barack Obama announced 10 appointees to undertake the Commission on Election Administration. The commission includes both Republican and Democratic operatives, as well as acade ...
21 May, 2013
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Study Shows Graphic Novels Add Value to K-12 Student Learning
Joeff Davis / clatl.comGraphic novels may have a place in the classroom as an alternative form of literature, according to researchers.Diane Lapp, distinguished professor of education at San Diego St ...
21 May, 2013
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